Pavol Hric

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Pavol Hric
Personal information
NationalitySlovak
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Years active1994 - 2004
Sport
CountrySlovakia
SportCanoe slalom
EventK1, C2
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Slovakia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Bratislava C2 team
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Wausau K1

Pavol Hric (born 1976) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2004, specializing initially in the K1 discipline and since 2001 in C2, where he was partnered by Roman Vajs. He competed in K1 internationally until 1998.

Hric won a gold medal in the C2 team event at the 2002 European Championships in Bratislava. He is also the junior world champion in the K1 event, a title he won in Wausau in 1994.[1]

He has one World Cup victory, which he achieved in C2 with Vajs in 2002 in Tacen.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Major championships results timeline[edit]

Event 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
World Championships K1 41 Not held 47 Not held Not held
C2 Not held Not held Not held 18 15
K1 team 8 Not held Not held Not held
C2 team Not held Not held Not held 6 6
European Championships K1 Not held 31 Not held 28 Not held Not held Not held
C2 Not held Not held Not held Not held 5 Not held
K1 team Not held 4 Not held 5 Not held Not held Not held
C2 team Not held Not held Not held Not held 1 Not held

World Cup individual podiums[edit]

Season Date Venue Position Event
2002 28 Jul 2002 Tacen 1st C2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pavol HRIC (SVK)". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Vodný slalom: V SP na najvyššom stupni Martikán a prekvapujúco aj Hric s Vajsom". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 4 November 2023.